all pretty much for the same reason. Its not that they have a bad story in my opinion, its just that each story arc could have easily been finished within 2-5 episodes but they just stretched it out until its lasts 5x longer, then they have a few filler episodes where its almost like a slice of life anime for a while until they start the next arc. thats why i really like detective conan. they usually resolve something within the same episode, so i dont have to be left with a cliffhanger ending waiting for the next ep most of the time.

I totally hated the second part of Sword Art Online. In my head, it all ended with the first part and should have never ever continued. It lost almost everything that was appealing about the first part, and even that had its series of anomalies. The first part was great, but it was also quite random, flew through interersting subjects, lingered through some other mediocre themes, and had a lot of potential that wasn't totally used. Still, that first part came out through just ok. The second part totally destroyed some characters, added useless ones, and the overall plot was terribly moronic.

Being ruined by second parts "could" be said about Death Note, but the first half was soooo legendary that nothing could completely ruin the series afterwards. They did try, though (curses at N). After becoming a loyal follower of Death Note, a lot of people recommended to me Code Geass. I watched the first episode and wasn't impressed at all. Maybe I should give it a go.

I really disliked Naruto, but then it finally got very very interesting in Naruto Shippuden, in spite of consisting of 85% filler episodes. Wish there could be a summarized version, that would totally rock.

I totally hated the second part of Sword Art Online. In my head, it all ended with the first part and should have never ever continued. It lost almost everything that was appealing about the first part, and even that had its series of anomalies. The first part was great, but it was also quite random, flew through interersting subjects, lingered through some other mediocre themes, and had a lot of potential that wasn't totally used. Still, that first part came out through just ok. The second part totally destroyed some characters, added useless ones, and the overall plot was terribly moronic.

Being ruined by second parts "could" be said about Death Note, but the first half was soooo legendary that nothing could completely ruin the series afterwards. They did try, though (curses at N). After becoming a loyal follower of Death Note, a lot of people recommended to me Code Geass. I watched the first episode and wasn't impressed at all. Maybe I should give it a go.

I really disliked Naruto, but then it finally got very very interesting in Naruto Shippuden, in spite of consisting of 85% filler episodes. Wish there could be a summarized version, that would totally rock.

Anyways those are my 2 cents.

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I agree with what you have to say as well. In fact, I didn't even make it to the second half of SAO. After they got to the whole part with the fiancee and the hospitalization it was just so stupid, I didn't want to continue. I don't know what they were thinking. If they had slowed down the pace of the first half, we could've gotten more attached to characters, their deaths would've been more impactful, and then they could have finished it with the final boss fight. It would've been a proper way to do it.

As for Death Note, I still consider it a favorite, however, that is my biggest pet peeve about that series. It just made no sense to have Kira kill off L, only to have this unknown N person show up and solve it instantly. A very weak way to end it. But, the entire back-and-forth between Light and L was so epic, that even that mistake can't ruin it's superiority as an anime for me. I just wish that they had done it right: Either L catches Kira, or Kira kills L and is never caught.

all pretty much for the same reason. Its not that they have a bad story in my opinion, its just that each story arc could have easily been finished within 2-5 episodes but they just stretched it out until its lasts 5x longer, then they have a few filler episodes where its almost like a slice of life anime for a while until they start the next arc. thats why i really like detective conan. they usually resolve something within the same episode, so i dont have to be left with a cliffhanger ending waiting for the next ep most of the time.

all pretty much for the same reason. Its not that they have a bad story in my opinion, its just that each story arc could have easily been finished within 2-5 episodes but they just stretched it out until its lasts 5x longer, then they have a few filler episodes where its almost like a slice of life anime for a while until they start the next arc. thats why i really like detective conan. they usually resolve something within the same episode, so i dont have to be left with a cliffhanger ending waiting for the next ep most of the time.

Wow, that's exactly what I was thinking. Thanks for the welcome! It's great to be here.

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In SAO, I totally wished it could have ended when Kirito wakes up in the hospital and goes out to find Asuna.That would've been the perfect ending. Maybe even have a small credits roll of having Asuna still connected to the NerveGear, not waking up as she should, with Kirito beside her. That would've been a painful but still impacting ending. Instead of that, they just thrashed it. The first part went nuts through a lot of the levels, which were rather interesting. Everything happened so fast I actually hoped I could see more details on character development and cool level/floor characteristics instead of quick storyline rushes. This was a bit like the opposite of having filler episodes. There wasn't enough, lol. I still liked the overall spirit of the first half.

Regarding Death Note, I totally hated how it went after L. Yes, either Kira or L should've won and finish the thing. Having a terrible character (like N) step in and magically solve everything that L couldn't was too much. I mean, L worked so hard to find out stuff and N just randomly thought about them out of nowhere. Kira, on the other hand, totally turned from the coolest character into some scary maniac in that horrible, terrible ending. did something happen mid-series? Did the original writer die or got fired?

I wouldn't say hate but I don't like either Fist of the North Star or Samurai Champloo. North Star because they didn't have good fight scenes in a fighting anime and Samurai Champloo because... I watched it and thought it was pretty mediocre, the animation, sound and fight scenes were good but the characters and plot were pretty bland and felt unintentionally shallow.

Not so much hate, but disappointment, for all of the raving I heard about it. It was not the Endless Eight that killed the show's appeal for me. That was a mild annoyance that I knew would be over if I just stuck with it. No, the thing that really bothered me about the whole series... was Haruhi.

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After I finished it, I heard a saying that Kyon was the true hero of the show, and Haruhi is actually a more fitting villain. Maybe if I'd thought of it that way, I would have enjoyed it more, because I found Haruhi insufferable. I thought her in-your-face attitude was going to be a cute little quirk that made the story more interesting, but stripping down an unwilling classmate and dressing her up like a doll is just mean-spirited! She's bossy, arrogant, and egotistical, but nobody can ever call her out on it, because if anybody dares to say anything that could upset her, her ensuing negative mood could bring forth the destruction of the universe. Under those circumstances, it's a miracle that any positive character development happened at all.

I watched all the way through the movie, Disappearance, so I know that Haruhi does become a bit less frosty as time goes on, but for me, it was too little, too late. Maybe she does warm up even more in the later novels, but going off anime alone, I remain unconvinced that any such improvement could last. I finished the movie and just let it go.

A little bit later, I picked up Lucky Star, and I actually enjoyed it. I was worried, because I had heard people say that it's almost as good as Haruhi Suzumiya. But I liked it better.

Usually that has to do with battle scenes. Most arcs are not much longer than 15-25 episodes and detail enough of the story that it does not matter and is hardly noticeable... as long as the arc itself is good... Naruto and Bleach tend to... lack that most of the time... One Piece has consistently good arcs, though, and the only ones that REALLY drag are Sky Piea and Fishman Island (which REALLY does not have to be as long as they made them...)

Anyway, anime I hate that people tend to rave about... There really are not that many. I find something good in a lot of popular series and get why they are liked. Going through this topic, I am rather surprised by quite a few series listed that I find amazing myself.

I guess the closest series would be Lucky Star for being... bleh, and Neon Genesis Evangelion for having no real likable character. Oh, and maybe current Naruto crap. However that has more to do with the story imploding in on itself and having very few good things going on... especially since the start of the Ninja War... ugh... Really, everything since the fight with Pain ended has been mostly shoddily written at best, and a complete disaster at worse.